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HERR ERZBERGER.

Stormy Career of Germany's Laughing Politician.

foularly high order. The vast firms of Germany vied for his |advice and co-operation. Govern- mental chiefs, who were not baru- ing with admiration or love for

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20; 1921.

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him, used him on foreign mis-Imperial Shipping Board to re- Harr Mathias Erzberger, the siona story of whosa tragic and was With the war his name became place the existing Imperial Ship- lately recorded, was an unusual world-famous. He was, I think, ping Committee is the proposal figure in German politics, writes the first non-Governmental per- put forward by the Imperial Ship- Mr. George Beawick. He was son to know that the German Ping Committee in a report issued what the French would call an General Staff regarded the Battle As a White Paper. arriviate; he turned every avail- of the Marne as the end of the able opportunity to use, and fore-/Pan-German dream of world ed his way forward by tremendous | conquest He knew their dread energy and great political instinct.secret-thai France had to be Like the opportunist, his methods laid low in six weeks or victory might not be always commend-would not be achieved. But he able, but in a political school remained an annexationist for which was res supposed to lead long after that, hoping against important parts of the Fillet Haddock to the university of office, he was hope. When he electrified his almost the solitary example of a country and the world with the man who really trained himself famous July (1917) Peace Resolu-in

tion, he had not altogether given It has been said with truth up the hope that some sort of that Parliament, under the "German"

peace might be old regime, bred politicians achieved. and debaters, but not statesmen,

for administrative rank.

and that it was not intended that

His resolution took his party

**(s) To perform such duties as ay be entrusted to them under laws in regard to Inter-Imperial; shipping, applicable to the whole

Empire.

(b) To Inquire into complaints regard to ocean freights and conditions in Inter-Imperial trade Finnan or questions of a similar nature: referred to them by any of the

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and Parliament by surprise, bu cer- Imperial shippingcerned Red Herrings

in Inter-Imperial

"(d) To promote co-ordination: regard to harbours and other facilities necessary for Inter- Imperial shipping."

if should be otherwise. Once a he carried both by storm. Then member of the Reichstag, never a his last lingering hopes weat. Minister, was the rule under the Ele set ahout the task of persuad-in Kaisers

The Ministers wereing those in authority that the picked from a special caste. 63me was up. He had the cour- When, just before the revolution age-and it needed courage of a that rufe vanished with so many things, Herr Erzberger was un- doubtedly the one deputy who was really properly qualified for office. And that when he was little more than 43 years of age.

The Board should not be to any very high order under the cir-that of the present Imperial Ship- appreciable extent greater than cumstances-got only to face.

ping Committee. The post of it facts, but to take upon him-chairman should be a paid one self the greater share of the re

and the appointinent should be sponaibility involved.

for five years with eligibility for re-appointment.

He led the Armistice Com- AN INTERESTING PERSONALITY he fought grimly for the signature mission, and signed the Armistice; He was an interes.ing persona of the Peace Treaty lest still mare lity of small and stout build terrible woes should fall, and they with ruddy checks and bright eyes would certainly have fallen, on shining through inconspicuous Germany. Toe Pan-Germans, gold-rimmed eye-glasses.

Off their first revolution-bred fears cheery countenance. Hans Thoma over, saw their chance and made might have used bis features with him responsible for the terms of effect in one of his religious pic-the Treaty!

tures.

A CAMPAIGN OF HATE.

to number

the United Kingdom

The official representation of Dominions, of India, and of the of the Colonies and Protectorates must, the Committee think, remain as official members would, of course, in the present Committee. The hold office at the pleasure of the Governments nominating them.

With regard to members ex- Born in September 1875 at

perienced in shipping and com-| Buttenbausen, a little place in him which bas, perhaps, no par-that there should be as many as Then began a compaign against merce the Committee recommend Wurtembarg, he grew up in allel for ferocity and hate. Un-six representatives of shipping neighbouring Biberach AD

heeding he took upon himself and commerce for the whole of ancient, wall-ringed town in the the hardest and most thankless the Empire, and that with this romantic Swabian south.

task the Government had The post Wieland has made face-the ordering of Germany's bipping and commercial intereste the representation" of the region famous in verse for taxation. He drew up and passed in the Dominions could be secured ever, and has termed Biberach through the National Assembly and that probably some rotation the Germati counterpart of Thracian Abdera, birthplace oftion. That and Germany's new ranged

tremendous new scheme of taxa-) of representation could be ar- Democritus,

the Among

several Laughing Constitution are the two great Dominions. Philosopher. And so some have feats of the regime which ended called Herr Erzberger the Laugh with Erzberger's resignation at ing Politician. He was certains the beginning of 1920. jovial, liked a good story, and

The Pan-Germans pursued experience in shipping and three could always cap anyone's wit.

their bitter vendetta; he became more especially for their ex- A teacher at 19, he soon found the worst hated man in Ger-perience in commerce, and that that he wanted a wider school. many, and, unlike most poli-they should be appointed for a room. At 21 he was an editor.icians who achieve that, he had period of three years in each case, and busy with politics. Seven not the gift of inspiring much but so that one of each group ychis be spent in Stuttgart devotion. The hard and determin- should retire each year. mainly engaged in forwarding politician and business man the Christian Catholic) Trade-ould deserve support, but un-atives must be chosen by their re- Union movement.

fortunately be could not compel spective Governments, it is sug-}

the

six members threa should be They also think that of these

chosen mare especially for their

While the official represent-

. In 1897 he was sen: to the ore. But his gifts made him gested that the choice of chairman International Labour Congress in Zurich, and with that journey Government.

strength to → pillar of

the and of the representatives of began his connection with ane his culminated, as I do not need to ultimately rest with some Im- Pan-German fury shipping and commerce mus: knowledge of foreign countries.

recall here, in one of the bit- perial authority, or in default with the British Government acting in consultation with the Govera- ments of the other parts of the Empire.

While in Stuttgart he develop-terest libel suits ever heard. ed into a ready and popular

Now. long after its echoes have orator, his Suada, as the Ger-died away the assassin' bulle: mans expressively put it, or his bas found him gift of the gab, as we sag, stand. ing him in good stead at workers' meetings.

IN THE REICHSTAG. His 28th birchday found him in the Reichstag as member for

his birthplace, Buttenhausen, and his home town, Biberach. The

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The Committee are inclined to the view that the best way of pro- viding for the actual appointmeat of the proposed new Board would be its incorporation by a Royal Charter. following the precedent of the Imperial War Graves Com- mission. As to the question of way to get on in the Reichstag strenuous people, but as a result endowing the Board with com- was to have a speciality. Her overwork, butried meals and think that question need not be pulsory powers, the Committee Erzberger's first Was colonial insufficient rest many of them questions, for colonies were then suffer from

maladies due to gone into at this stage. bring the imagination of pours vitiated Hood and disordered Board, when once set up, find that Germany, and Erzberger then Inerves,

they are hampered by the lack of was young Germany.

such powers, the question acquiring them could be raised.

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In making these recommend- ed me to come to Reichstag to enormous popularity in all parts ations the Committee state that hear the following day's debate. f America. Here is the descrip- they do not contemplate that there He was its star: he attacked the tion given by Mr. A. F. Ballman, should be set up say office in the Government with regard to: South-West African scandals, and Euclid Avenue. Los Angelos,

a bank teller who lives at 621 nature of a Government depart-

In addition to the actual ALLEGED SOCIALIST PLOT domiciliary search. did it with sucb

The Hochi effect that California, of how the pills cured embers of the Board they think

further reports that Wada Kyu- Prince Buelow became angry, him of headaches and other that only a very small secretariat His own party. the Centre, was troubles

would be required, and that the

taro, one of Mr. Osugi's followers, due to over-worked

"A Shocking Affair.” surprised. for Lad it not aways

wbo, foding Tokyo too bos to services of the Board, with the been a cautious, courtly-manner.

Judging from reports appearing hold him, fed to Osaks in the "I bave a nervous breakdown exception of those of the chair- ed body?

the Japanese papers there latter part of July, proceeded to several years ago from which I man, would be honorary. The seems to be little doubt that the Shanghai early in August, and Here was one of its young men never fully recovered," says Mr. total expenses should thus not Japanese police authorities are has been with the Korean Pro- bringing the rhetoric of the Left Ballman. I was irritable and reach more than a

now engaged in the investigaton visional Government, keeping up into the midst of the decorous nervous, and suffered from fre- thousand pounds, and these should of what they believe to be a secret communications party of the Blacks. The Governquent headaches that were very be met by agreed contributions serious Socialist plut, as

with ment shook its heads, and showed severe and sometimes of long from each part of the Empire re-

many Takatsu and other fellow-thinkers will sug-in Japan by means of code tele- sires. (ecently matie its annoyance by tuzaing the duration. My sleep was broken presented on the Board official Norddeutsche Allge- and, unrestful.

gest, although what the nature of grams. The Japanese authoris With regard to the danger of the intrigue is is veiled in anties, getting wind of his doings, meine Zeitung's" heaviest invec-

overlapping with existing Govern tive upon the daring young man. Williams' rink pills I was led to meat departments the Committee Lithosphere of secrecy, Inere 19 have wired instructions to the He made errote, as a young try these pills. There was an state that there has been a ten./even a suggestion that it is a Japanese officials at Shanghai for

Through reading about Dr.

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second Kotaku affair.

his arrest and repatriation to man will, in his campaign, but he improvement after I bad taken dency for matters of a really de- stuck to his guns. In the follow-half a bottle of them.

According to the Hochi, the Japan. It is expected that wilh Then partmental nature to be brought police authorities were busily on his examination the case will wit ing year he tried to persuade the gradually my nerves regained before the ImperialShipping Com- Reichstag to refuse to pass the their strength, the headaches mitee, and they think that an ult, in spite of its being Sanday,

gaged in their search on the lithness marked development. Colonial vote. Herr Spaba, his became less severe and less fre- attempt to make the proposed and some arrests were affected the Metropolitan Police, is quoted Mr. Okubo, a high official of party leader, solemnly sat upon queat, and now I sleep soundly new board a court of appeal from that day. The Tokyo journal de by the Yomiuri sa stating that him, and the Government showed and feel better than I have for a dividual Governments or depart-blind Russian poet, who was de- premature to form any definite the decisions or policy of in- its spite by leaving his speeches very long time."

clares that Mr. Ercebenko, the it is a shocking affair. It is still out of the official reports. Before Dr. Williama pink pills for paiements in respect of matters which -bis motion came to & vote, how people tone up the entire system, are wholly and properly within Perted from Japan some-time ago; opinion of the case, but investiga=

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is involved in the case. Nor is Lions so far made indicate that it there much doubt, it says, that is a serious matter. It is of very the Koreau Provisional Govern-extensive dimensions and it is ment at Unangbai is implicated, difficult to see as present its full A number of secret telegrams and scope, but the police are of opinion letters which were dispatched by that some seventy Japanese,

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